Things You'll Need:
- Vitamin E oil
- soap
- bandages
- surgical tape
- time
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Step 1
Avoid interfering with the healing process. Treat the wound to prevent infection and promote healing as recommended for the type of injury you've sustained. Simple soap and water as well as triple antibiotic ointments are all you need. Alcohol, peroxide, and other "stinging" chemicals hurt more than help.
• Don't clean the site with hydrogen peroxide. Hydrogen peroxide kills new skin cells that begin to form as soon as your skin in damaged.
• Stay out of the sun. While your skin is healing, it's especially sensitive to discoloration from exposure to UV rays and can form an unsightly, noticeable scar.
• Minimize movement. Tension and motion will cause the scar to widen, so try your best to avoid activity that pulls the skin around the wound tight. -
Step 2
Cover the cut. Don't let it dry out and scab over; keep the area moist with a moisturizing product and cover it for about a week. After taking off the bandage, keep the cut moist until new skin begins to form.
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Step 3
Place pressure on the cut. To prevent the scar from forming a raised area. Apply gentle pressure to the area by using surgical tape to lightly bind the affected area. Take the tape off after an hour or so per day to insure you are not cutting blood flow to the rest of your body.
Acne wounds will be sunken, not raised. If the tissue underneath the wound is lost, collagen injection may be the only way to raise recessed scars. -
Step 4
Massage the newly formed skin with lotion, vitamin E, or other scar cream in a circular motion for 15 to 30 seconds a few times a day. Once the cut or wound is closed, massaging it will help to break down the dense bonds of collagen.
